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CNN
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A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it. Research into the causes of autism has focused on genetic causes beca..
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Independent
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A way of ridding the body of lethal tumours has been identified by scientists who have used a genetic "switch" to turn on a key gene for suppressing cancer...
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SF Gate
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Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer — a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the..
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SF Gate
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Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, widely touted as a way to help older women undergoing in vitro fertilization achieve a higher birth rate, actually reduces births by one-third, Dutch researchers reported Wednesday.
The finding represents a major set..
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Yahoo News
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
Reports from several teams around the world identif..
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SF Gate
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Two rival teams of scientists have discovered a common genetic variation that increases the risk of heart disease up to 60 percent in people of European descent.
The scientists say they hope a test for the variant can be developed to enable doctors to..
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www.ngrguardiannews.com
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FOR years, molecular biologists and geneticists have trod gingerly around the most explosive topic of the new reproductive biology: purposely making genetic changes in people that would persist for generation after generation...
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